Relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJune 10, 2020
2. –
   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeJune 12, 2020
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   Done: Passes the HouseJune 12, 202052–45
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   Done: Senate committeeJune 13, 2020
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   Done: Passes the SenateJune 14, 202030–17
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   Done: To the GovernorJune 24, 2020
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 30, 2020

Signed with item vetoes Became law, with some items vetoed by the Governor. What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 20

5 adopted · 2 failed · 2 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-5163Strike everything · filed June 14, 2020 by Sen. Michael Breitbach (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It sets rules for continuing state funding for the 2020-2021 fiscal year by using the previous year's budget levels as a guide, while also reducing the budget for the General Assembly by $1,000,000 and providing specific funding amounts for the Department of Administrative Services, the Secretary of State, and the State Board of Regents. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 14, 2020
• H-8322 · filed June 14, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds new sections that use federal coronavirus relief funds to support COVID-19 responses. It directs money to the department of public health for case investigators and contact tracers, to the department of human rights for twenty healthcare advocates for at-risk populations, and to the office of long-term care ombudsman for personnel to conduct on-site visits at facilities at risk for outbreaks. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 14, 2020
• H-8321 · filed June 14, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that some of the appropriated funds must be used to pay for medical assistance for certain residents from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It also states that the state will stop paying the federal portion of these costs once these individuals become eligible for medical assistance under federal law. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 14, 2020
• H-8320 · filed June 14, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment removes a specific section of the bill. It does not add any new rules or funding. Its wording →
  Failed
  June 14, 2020
• H-8317Strike everything · filed June 14, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that sets the 2020-2021 budget by matching the funding levels used in the previous fiscal year for most state agencies and programs. It also reduces the budget for the General Assembly and its agencies by $1,000,000 and provides specific funding amounts for the Department of Administrative Services, the Secretary of State, and the State Board of Regents. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 14, 2020
• H-8304 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds new sections to the bill that prohibit health insurance companies from denying coverage or charging more based on preexisting conditions and limits how they can set premium rates. It also adds a prohibition against practitioners performing sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts on children and requires the department of human services to prohibit foster care agencies from participating in such efforts. Its wording →
  Ruled not germane
  June 12, 2020
• H-8303 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds several new rules regarding the use of federal coronavirus relief funds, including requirements for legislative oversight, competitive bidding, and giving preference to Iowa-based businesses. It also establishes restrictions on announcing federal funding near elections, requires certain board members to disclose campaign contributions, and mandates that state agency or judicial branch jobs offered to members of the general assembly must be publicly advertised. Additionally, it updates rules for open meetings, public records, and campaign finance reporting. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8302 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds $13 million to reimburse critical access hospitals for certain services and creates several new rules related to the coronavirus. It prohibits utilities from disconnecting service for certain unemployed individuals or primary caregivers, prevents employers from firing employees due to COVID-19 exposure or infection, and requires health benefit plans to waive certain costs and authorization requirements for COVID-19 related care. Additionally, it gives priority to Iowa businesses for certain state contracts using federal relief funds and classifies volunteer health care professionals as state employees for workers' compensation purposes. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8298 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds funding for property tax credits, grain regulation, and the college student aid commission. It also changes rules regarding search warrant inventories, rural improvement zones, and county zoning commissions. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020
• H-8296 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment would remove specific paragraphs from the section of the law that lists psilocybin and psilocin as controlled substances. Its wording →
  Ruled not germane
  June 12, 2020
• H-8295 · filed June 12, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes a number from 24 to 20 and adds rules allowing certain unspent funds in various health and human services programs to be carried over to the next year instead of being returned to the state. It also allocates $400,000 for rural psychiatric residencies and provides specific funding instructions for the state medical examiner and the Healthy Families Iowa program. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020
• H-8294 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds several new provisions, including allowing medical cannabidiol dispensaries to exceed certain THC limits for terminal patients or those with insufficient treatment. It also authorizes the Iowa State Fair Board to issue bonds if they do not hold the state fair, allows civil trials to be held in neighboring counties if all parties agree, and prohibits local governments from charging alarm system contractors fees or fines for false alarms. Additionally, it makes changes to funding for the law enforcement academy, nonpublic school enrollment, the resource enhancement and protection fund, and the department of public safety. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020
• H-8293 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds funding for foreign animal disease preparedness and allows up to $50,000 for a study on livestock disease vulnerability. It also directs the Department of Natural Resources to help government entities apply for federal flood and dam safety grants. Additionally, it requires the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to create an online system for viewing pesticide drift investigation records and tasks the Iowa Geological Survey with studying groundwater use policies. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8280 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds $100,000 to fund a local food and farm program through the department of agriculture and land stewardship. It specifies that up to $25,000 of that money can be used to create an incentive program for government entities to buy food from farmers and requires a report on the initiative. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8276Strike everything · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It sets rules for continuing certain state appropriations from the previous fiscal year into the 2020-2021 fiscal year, provides specific funding for the State School for the Deaf, the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, and various human services programs, and requires legislative approval for certain Department of Management contracts. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8275 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment removes a specific part of the law regarding how certain property tax credits are calculated or applied. It also renumbers the remaining sections of the bill to keep them in the correct order. Its wording →
  Failed
  June 12, 2020
• H-8274 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the maximum balance allowed in the scholarship and tuition grant reserve fund from one percent to two percent of the previous year's funding. Its wording →
  Adopted
  June 12, 2020
• H-8265 · filed June 11, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that some of the appropriated funds must be used to pay for medical assistance for certain residents from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8259 · filed June 10, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that any leftover money in the groundwater protection fund can be used by the department of natural resources to protect the state's groundwater and prevent groundwater from being taken out of the state for bulk transport. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020
• H-8258 · filed June 10, 2020 by

  AI summary This amendment changes how much money is given to the Iowa resources enhancement and protection fund from the general fund. It adds a rule that if money from the lottery is also given to this fund, the amount taken from the general fund must be reduced by that same amount. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  June 12, 2020